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Re: (meteorobs) Meteor shower prediction
Thenks a lot! The dogbert.abebooks has several copies.
Terry Richardson wrote:
> Lew Grammar wrote below about the McKinley book which is great for lots of
> reasons.
>
> Powell Books http://www.powells.com/ often has copies and will notify you
> by email when they get a copy.
>
> Abe Books http://dogbert.abebooks.com/ has four copies as of today.
>
> I have not tried any other search sites.
>
> Terry
>
> >However, you also asked about a book, the beautifully written and
> >authoritative "Meteor Science and Engineering", D. W. R. McKinley, New York:
> >McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1961.
> >
> >This book is indeed worth going to extremes to get a copy of - it is a BIBLE.
> >And along with a few other books, e.g., by Oepik, Whipple, and others, it is
> >the best (albeit well-dated) source I know for learning about the physics of
> >meteors and the technology of meteor observation. (It's particularly focused
> >on radio methods, but most of the material is really of broader interest.)
>
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